Fluid trainer temperatures

I've used a fluid trainer for many years. I have always noticed how hot it gets after 30 minutes or so. You can actually smell the heat at times. So today I decided to pull out the infrared thermometer and measure the temperature. Here are the results:

Baseline

After 10 minutes

After 30 minutes (19.5 mph avg at the end)

I'm guessing the temperature was still increasing but I was out of time. Still, way too hot for comfort.

Remember wattage is a measurement of energy, heat is a by product of energy.....pedaling a resistance device has to disapate that heat and energy somewhere, so it does that into the trainer and heat vents/coils.

Adios,
"Chaco"

Lots of kids tell me they want to be firefighters when they grow up, I tell them they can't do both!